Pain of bounty hunters

[forexandcryptoauditor]

It is really great that being a bounty manager you understand the things happening on the ground with bounty hunters. All the points you have mentioned are the reality. Also nowadays since so many users are becoming bounty hunters, the competition has gone to the next level, and it is very difficult to get a good amount as the share has been decreased.

[Btc_1856]

there was dump then blaming the bounty hunter has become a common thing for me and it will continue to experience such insults forever because it is  trick investors are trying to make a dump and they are trying to make buyback

Companies will allocate low budget to the bounty hunters and investors will blame the bounty hunters. This type of blaming on bounty hunters is completely common, which they will always grab the token at lowest price and most of the bounty hunters will sell them at the lowest prices.

[skarais]

True, but for Escrow it has long been applied to campaigns that have payments in the form of BTC, USD and ETH, but it would be better if this was applied to all new bounties whose payments were in the form of the project token itself.

This suggestion has been put forward hundreds of times before for every manager but few manager have implemented it. I know that you are not new to a bounty hunter and that has given you a fair amount of experience. There are only a few bounty that actually get you a decent payout because most of them end badly without progress despite a successful sale. During the bull market, I saw many bounty hunter suffer and complain that they have to pay a lot of transaction fee due to ethereum network congestion. Although the project was successful, in reality some of them had to refrain from distributing token just because of the increased fee.

Don't you feel like they really don't have enough money just to cover the transaction fee ? Don't they seem very poor, or do you feel like you're being played around right now ?

[noormcs5]

I urge all the management and bounty managers to treat bounty hunters with respect and they shouldn't be judged.

Most members and bounty managers ignore bounty hunters. I saw you to give respect to bounty hunters. Bounty hunters are blamed if a project fails. But if successful, no one talks about the contribution of bounty hunters. Bounty hunters work hard for a little reward. And everyone seems to be trying very hard to deprive them of that reward.

I do not think that bounty manager ignore the bounty hunters. The bounty managers want to pay all the bounty hunters on time and also wish the project to succeed but all the delay in token distribution is from the Project team. In most cases, bounty managers have no control over the project as they are only doing the job as bounty manager.

[easemypain]

I would like to make it clear that I have been a bounty hunter, bounty manager, and part of project management for various projects and this is not to support the bounty hunters but rather to show the reality how bounty hunters and what they go through in this forum.

I know it's not easy to manage a bounty campaign as you will receive thousands of messages from irritating users, there will be hundreds of fake entries in the spreadsheet then you real users disputing that they didn't receive stakes because some imposters have entered their address against the real user's name and sometimes bounty managers or dev team's response would not be the politest one.

But at the same time there are hundreds of hardworking bounty hunters who work really hard in the hope that their efforts would be rewarded but all the efforts are shadowed by the wrongdoings of few cheap users with fake accounts who bombard, spam the bounty groups and harass bounty managers as a result whole bounty hunter community is looked with suspicious and selfish.

Bounty tokens contribute a very small portion of the total supply if we look at the percentage of tokens which are traded but still bounty hunters are blamed for dumping the market with cheap price, regardless of the price bounty hunters sell the tokens if the project is good then the price will not be affected or even if it's affected it will eventually recover without much loss but they are blamed for dump wherein it's sometimes investors who dump the token for quick profit.

The worst part is when tokens are locked for bounty hunters and only distributed to them when the market is already broken by investors, after their efforts and ill-treatment in the hands of such bounties they finally receive worthless tokens which would be a loss even if they trade as the tokens will not even worth the GAS fee charged in MEW wallet to transfer it.

I urge all the management and bounty managers to treat bounty hunters with respect and they shouldn't be judged.


I have made a similar article about the pain of bounty managers and here is the link you may read it and understand I have seen both the phases

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5219422.msg53662033#msg53662033

This is the best tittle for this piece "pain of bounty hunters".
I joined this platform in January 2018, of course as a bounty hunter but I can tell you the experience was the hardest I have ever had in my life. Doing so many bounties at a time (50 bounties). For some good reasons.
1. The crowd funding might turn out not as planned and expected by the team in the white paper.
2. The pay coins might not worth much as the bounty hunters expected at the of the distribution.
3. Even the bounty manager might decides to strike the hunter/s in the process. And so many other reasons.
Bounty was very hectic, but after all this struggles still today most of those coins end up as shit coins, just there wasting in the ether wallet. Well, I hope to see the day when the energy and time i invested as a bounty hunter pays.

[easemypain]

I urge all the management and bounty managers to treat bounty hunters with respect and they shouldn't be judged.

Most members and bounty managers ignore bounty hunters. I saw you to give respect to bounty hunters. Bounty hunters are blamed if a project fails. But if successful, no one talks about the contribution of bounty hunters. Bounty hunters work hard for a little reward. And everyone seems to be trying very hard to deprive them of that reward.

I do not think that bounty manager ignore the bounty hunters. The bounty managers want to pay all the bounty hunters on time and also wish the project to succeed but all the delay in token distribution is from the Project team. In most cases, bounty managers have no control over the project as they are only doing the job as bounty manager.

I totally agreed with what you have said. The bounty manager actually don't have control over the project. But they do have control or i will say power over the token to be distributed to various bounty hunters.

[Jonyshake71]

Its true that hunters often have to suffers lot. Many project owners deny to gives reward without any reason. But at first every project making noise loudly, do promises & giving positive hope to hunters and inspire lot to promote their project. After raise targeted money though token sale by using hunters, they forget everything and start making excuses for not giving reward to hunters. It's okey if scam project and don't pay but top project brake theirs promise, that isn't expected from them

[Hamphser]

Its true that hunters often have to suffers lot. Many project owners deny to gives reward without any reason. But at first every project making noise loudly, do promises & giving positive hope to hunters and inspire lot to promote their project. After raise targeted money though token sale by using hunters, they forget everything and start making excuses for not giving reward to hunters. It's okey if scam project and don't pay but top project brake theirs promise, that isn't expected from them

Project do able to succeed and didnt pay up or project become a scam is just really the same.They do just all make same excuses if they do find out that they do able to
get on what they wanted when it comes to marketing or advertisement.This had been a typical situation where most bounty hunters do really experience and thats why
i leave bounty hunting due to very reason of this one.Better to waste up your time on campaigns or bounties that do pay up bitcoin or alts that had value
and in weekly basis.

[lienfaye]

I do not think that bounty manager ignore the bounty hunters. The bounty managers want to pay all the bounty hunters on time and also wish the project to succeed but all the delay in token distribution is from the Project team. In most cases, bounty managers have no control over the project as they are only doing the job as bounty manager.

Indeed its not the manager's fault why there's a delayed on distribution or if the project turn out to be a shit project or a scam.

Because the bounty manager is also doing his part to manage the bounty and should not be held liable for any problem when it comes to payment and the progress of the project.

The dev is the one responsible. Thats why we need to be more wise when choosing where to participate because many projects are really not worth for our time and effort.

[carlfebz2]

I do not think that bounty manager ignore the bounty hunters. The bounty managers want to pay all the bounty hunters on time and also wish the project to succeed but all the delay in token distribution is from the Project team. In most cases, bounty managers have no control over the project as they are only doing the job as bounty manager.

Indeed its not the manager's fault why there's a delayed on distribution or if the project turn out to be a shit project or a scam.

Because the bounty manager is also doing his part to manage the bounty and should not be held liable for any problem when it comes to payment and the progress of the project.

The dev is the one responsible. Thats why we need to be more wise when choosing where to participate because many projects are really not worth for our time and effort.

I dont know on why they do really blame out the manager when it comes to these kind of circumstances except if the manager is part of the team then thats the time on where people
could really have some complaints but if the manager itself was came from on this forum or simply just an employee then you dont have the right to blame them out
when it comes to project success.

They are just workers too and waiting up for them to get paid on handling out community management.It wasnt been an easy job or task but still i do see this kind of perception
where people do really love to blame out.

[Luffygroove]

this thread somehow comforts my wound a Lil bit. Thank you for your thoughtful words and your willingness to see to bounty hunter's side even if you're not one of them anymore. I really really appreciate it. As a real bounty hunter, I only have 1 account of social media for doing each project, I try to do my task right and I try my best to communicate with the bounty manager or developers well. However, many obstacles I faced, from banned accounts to unpaid bounties, I've learned my lesson so hard it was tiring me so much. I decided to be more chill, if not it will affect my sanity. 

[rodskee]

Well the Situation is already happening for years and the problem is Bounty hunters are always the Victim .

I have tried also tried to be a Bounty hunter yet i become a victim that's why i never joined any again instead i focused in Signature campaigning in which paying Bitcoin or dollar mostly .

this thread somehow comforts my wound a Lil bit. Thank you for your thoughtful words and your willingness to see to bounty hunter's side even if you're not one of them anymore. I really really appreciate it. As a real bounty hunter, I only have 1 account of social media for doing each project, I try to do my task right and I try my best to communicate with the bounty manager or developers well. However, many obstacles I faced, from banned accounts to unpaid bounties, I've learned my lesson so hard it was tiring me so much. I decided to be more chill, if not it will affect my sanity. 

Well that is the best comforting this thread brings because majority of the Hunters had already experienced or still experiencing this Pain up to now.

[Matimtim]

I think all things we experienced in joning bounty campaign is natural nature of life , in this world having difficulties in life is part of being human, that's why we don't need to be upset because of what happen to day, just remember if you put many tomatoes in one basket few of them are not good just like bounties campaign here in this forum.

[carlisle1]

I think all things we experienced in joning bounty campaign is natural nature of life , in this world having difficulties in life is part of being human, that's why we don't need to be upset because of what happen to day, just remember if you put many tomatoes in one basket few of them are not good just like bounties campaign here in this forum.

Mostly in the different side, most bounty are not that good unlike before. With your example, basket of tomatoes compared to bounties that's vice versa.

Bounty promotions ain't paying the same way before, or if they are paying it's not that much, you are just lucky if you able to gain decent.

Some good project though really paying huge, if you able to land to this kind of bounty then surely you'll be more than happy and won't be crying from here but for sure you'll be thankful as you get something great from your participations.

[bakasabo]

Few bounty campaign title as X token/coins are already listed. You may think positive about the bounty program but as soon as rewards starts distributing tokens are getting dump. This is old method, so the hunters also get sense not to join such bounties to avoid further losses. Hunters must be more aware, won't join any campaigns without reading the instructions and also calculate the reward whether it would be profitable or not.

I like it when projects write "listed on coinmarketcap" or used to write "listed on etherdelta". This instantly triggers that there is something wrong with them. I dont think that it is hard to get listed on coinmarketcap. All you have to do is to fill the form properly, be honest, be real. And imo, those who display that "they are listed on coinmarketcap", they somehow display that they already cheated somehow. Like look, we are so shady, but we managed to get a place on coinmarketcap and now we are cool.

[Oilacris]

Few bounty campaign title as X token/coins are already listed. You may think positive about the bounty program but as soon as rewards starts distributing tokens are getting dump. This is old method, so the hunters also get sense not to join such bounties to avoid further losses. Hunters must be more aware, won't join any campaigns without reading the instructions and also calculate the reward whether it would be profitable or not.

I like it when projects write "listed on coinmarketcap" or used to write "listed on etherdelta". This instantly triggers that there is something wrong with them. I dont think that it is hard to get listed on coinmarketcap. All you have to do is to fill the form properly, be honest, be real. And imo, those who display that "they are listed on coinmarketcap", they somehow display that they already cheated somehow. Like look, we are so shady, but we managed to get a place on coinmarketcap and now we are cool.

Here are the criteria for you to get listed on CMC. Source

(1) Cryptoassets
For a cryptoasset to be considered for a tracked listing, it should meet the following guidelines:

Leverage cryptography, consensus algorithms or distributed ledgers, peer-to-peer technology and/or smart contracts to function as a store of value, medium of exchange, unit of account, or decentralized application.
Must have a functional website and block explorer.
Must be traded publicly, and actively traded on at least one (1) exchange (with material volume) that has tracked listing status on CoinMarketCap.
Provide a representative from the project with whom we can establish open lines of communication for any clarifications.